| Violnc Am 3v Set Contributor(s): Brown, Richard Maxwell (Author), Gottesman, Ronald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0684804875 ISBN-13: 9780684804873 Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons OUR PRICE: $948.81 Product Type: Boxed Set - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: This important 3-volume set unravels societal issues so that readers can examine and study various forms of violence in America from many different perspectives. In 600 A-Z articles, illustrated with over 300 photos, charts, and maps, the "Encyclopedia" addresses criminal justice issues, violence in the media, historical acts of violence, and the cultural and biological roots of violence. Biographies of over 100 Americans associated with violence are also featured. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Reference - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 303.609 |
| LCCN: 99052027 |
| Physical Information: 6.08" H x 9.35" W x 11.9" (13.59 lbs) 3 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text is designed to look at important and complex issues, such as what explanations for violence (biological and cultural) in America have been offered over the years, and how and with what social consequences, has violence been represented in art and popular culture. The encyclopedia addresses criminal justice issues, violence in the media, historical acts of violence and the cultural and biological roots of violence. |